Uncle Fester

I honestly believe that we can beat any team anywhere on our day... but we are the oddest team in the AFL. No team will ever go in at half time 30pts up thinking they have it in the bag, because when we are on we can kick goals out of our arse, and do it quickly. But, conversely, no team will go into a the last break 30pts down thinking they are out of it. One moment we are driving down the freeway in top gear, smoking a cigar and with 3 bikini clad hotties, feeling good about the world, and the next minute we downshift to overtake someone, miss, shove it into first, put the pistons through the bonnet, and wave bye byes to the girls as we call the RAVC for a tow. I think most teams that we might play in the finals will look at us the same way - a little (or maybe a lot) scared we will be on, but also confident that if they can pressure us enough they can get an easy win. All that said, if not this year then next or the year after we will iron out the bad and maximise the good. That I really believe.

I don't know the Jack Watts story, and don't pretend that my musings are anything close to reality, but my reading of the whole thing was that he just didn't take that stuff seriously enough. And this isn't a bag on him. We all have different takes on life and what matters. Being a robot when you are in your 20's and in the prime of life is a big ask, but, if football is your passion then maybe those little things will make the difference between becoming a legend or a trivia question.

Hahahaha! I'm sure the neighbours think I beat up the missus each weekend. "Why? Why did I choose you? I could have chosen 17 others and I'm stuck with you. You can't even do the simple things right! No wonder I drink. All you do is break my heart and make me feel bad." Then after a win: "I love you. I really, really love you." On topic: I heard that in the after match wrap up and smiled. Not because I think it really matters unless they are getting shitfaced every weekend, but because it shows that the team wants to do the 1%'ers that will (hopefully) take them from a good team to a great team.

And I'll be an honourary Crows fan next week hoping they smack Port good and hard.

First you must learn to pull an oar, only then can you take the helm. How about we make the 8 first, eh?

Is it wrong to tell them that if it was played at the MCG they would have won? # Salty

Nibbler [censored] me off with that last goal. He had 15 seconds, and a clear run. Why didn't he run right to the goal square and boot a torp right into a Crows supporters face. Lazy, ANB. Very very lazy, and may cost us a finals spot.

Pffft! Won two flags on the back of pilfering teams in the 70's under new rules, and two on the back of Sydney giving away a young Carey. Other than that they've been a bigger joke than St Kilda. I hope that while they case every skirt in town Brown takes an offer from someone else.

As I told my kids - you can follow any team you like, but just be aware that I only offer food and shelter to Melbourne supporters.

There was. We learned that he may or may not be a good player, that he did or didn't win a B&F, and that WCE fans may or may not be shocked on hearing those (possible) facts.

I thought Vince was pretty good on the weekend. Did some really nice things that the stats won't show. Sure he didn't always get it right, but name me one player that does.

True, but I did hear a surgeon talk on this a decade or two back, and he mentioned that the Irish had the best knee guys in the world because of that. Some of them did come out here to help with sports knees. If they are no longer the top of the tree then that is a good think for the Irish.

Yep. Those knees really don't like those quick stops. Although the Irish were pretty good over the last couple of decades because of knee cappings being a common thing in that [censored] for tat war.

Not happy that we didn't double their score. It's a good problem to have.

Aha! We had icecream head in Darwin. Bloke that used to walk down the street with a 4ltr icecream container on his head offering to sell acid trips. Never took him up on the offer, but I get the feeling they were pretty good. We also had a very pretty girl that wore a raincoat, gumboots and washing up gloves, and walked around with two plastic bags full of old newspapers. She could have been a supermodel if she wasn't insane. I hope she is doing ok.

You can't just drop pillow head and walk away like that.

Keep executing the basics better than those against them - yeah, I know that it is a Goodwin mantra, as is humble, but it is true. The moment that we assume the other team will not be doing those things we will get hurt. By all means I hope the club enjoys it when it works, as long as they don't forget what got them there in the first place.

Only 16? Lift your game, boys!

I'm Spartacus, and so is my wife

I actually got grumpy. I did a bit of 'FFS! Bury them!' mutters, and then I laughed as I remembered I hadn't seen a display like that in so very long. It's nice to feel arrogant for a change.

The last couple of weeks remind me of the 87 finals. For a brief, but glorious, moment the sun shone on everything we did. What a time to be a demon. I reckon this will be a longer and more profitable journey.

There was a Carlton guy on bigfooty that said something like 'Yeah I cried. But no-one noticed as it was drowned out by red and blue laughter'. I gave them a like.

I loved (among many things) seeing the Carlton boys squib the hardball from half time on. So many times it was going to be a 50/50 get, and they stopped rather than dive in. Yeah, that bruise free footy jibe still hurts, but I reckon it's them that are feeling that pain today.

Honestly, I think we are all becoming jaded by all the changes. Myself, I just shake my head at the 'bright idea of the week', and hope that it works for us rather than hurts us. Too many business men having too many meetings and using too much butchers paper while using too much jargon. Me, I'm just the poor sap in the middle hoping we can kick more goals than the other mob.

I like new rules. The AFL always gets them 100% right, and it never changes the game in ways unexpected.